Rosie Jimenez

1950 - Oct. 3, 1977

A single mother with a 5-year-old daughter, Rosie Jimenez of McAllen, Texas,
was a scholarship student six months away from her teaching credential. She
was the first known victim of the Hyde Amendment, which cut off Medicaid
funding for abortion to women on public assistance women who by the
governments own definition cannot afford health care. Too poor to pay for the
procedure at a private clinic, she died in agony from a botched illegal abortion.

Becky Bell
August 24, 1971 - Sept. 16, 1988

At 17, Becky became a victim of an Indiana state law requiring parental consent
for a minor to obtain an abortion. Unable to bring herself to disappoint her
parents by telling them she was pregnant or go before a judge to bypass the
law Becky sought an illegal abortion. When she became seriously ill, her
parents rushed her to the hospital. In severe pain from a massive infection,
Becky still could not tell them, and despite the efforts of the doctors, she died.

Savita Halappanavar
Died October 28, 2012

Halappanavar, a 31-year-old dentist, repeatedly asked doctors in a Galway
hospital to terminate her 17-week fetus. Though she was literally in the process
of miscarrying the fetus, the hospital refused to take any actions as long as
there was a fetal heartbeat, with one nurse reminding the patient that Ireland is
a Catholic country. Halappanavar died a few days later. The tragedy justifiably
sparked international protest against Irelands draconian abortion policies.

Pauline Roberson Shirley
June 22, 1910 - August 22, 1940

Pauline Shirley and her six children were living with her mother in Arizona while
her husband sought work in California. After an illegal abortion, she began to
hemorrhage and was hospitalized. She needed massive transfusions. While
Paulines mother searched the community for donors, Pauline bled to death.
Geraldine Santoro
August 16, 1935 - June 8, 1964

The photo of Geraldine Santoro dead on a hotel room floor has become a
symbol for the horror of illegal abortion. Gerri, as she was known, lived on her
family farm in Coventry, Conn., with her two daughters. At the age of 28,
separated from her abusive husband, she became pregnant by another man,
Clyde Dixon. Afraid that her husband would kill her if he found out, she and
Dixon looked for ways to terminate her pregnancy. With no other options, they
attempted to perform the procedure themselves. When the operation went
awry, Dixon fled, leaving Santoro behind where she bled to death. A
chambermaid found her body the next morning.

Clara Bell Duvall
Dec. 23, 1896 - March 27, 1929

Clara Duvall, her husband and five children (ages 6 months to 12 years) were
living in Pittsburgh, Pa., with her parents due to limited financial resources
when she learned she was pregnant again. Clara attempted a self-abortion
with a knitting needle. Her doctor, knowing she was seriously ill and in severe
pain, delayed sending her to a hospital for several weeks. The Catholic
hospital where she died chose to list the cause of death as pneumonia.
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